How to Make a Shift || Sewing Underwear From the 1600s || The 17th Century Attire Series. Pt 1.

Welcome back to the first chapter in this new little series here on the channel where I in four parts try to sew a 17th century attire.

0:00 - Introduction - What and why the 17th century?
6:20 - The shift - A brief lecture
10:17 - Construction and pattern
11:41 - Fabric choice
15:28 - Cutting out the shift
16:09 - Sewing the main base
16:45 - Gores
19:58 - Sleeves
23:22 - Neckline
25:34 - Chaos
29:45 - Finishing
32:32 - The result


Link to Morgan Donner's video where she's sewing a similar shift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SNdQYg4Xag&t=162s

THANK YOU to Stephanie Claussen for letting me use your beautiful harp music in the video. Check out her youtube for more similar music:
https://www.youtube.com/user/stephanieclaussen3
and her instagram:
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Pictures in thumbnail and shots on the finished kirtle in the end taken by Oskar Abrahamsson (@skardeline) https://www.instagram.com/skardeline/?hl=en

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